Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SJR68 Compare Versions

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5	5		By Senators Coleman, Albritton, Allen, Barfoot, Beasley, Bell,
6	6		Butler, Carnley, Chambliss, Chesteen, Coleman-Madison,
7	7		Elliott, Figures, Givhan, Gudger, Hatcher, Hovey, Jones,
8	8		Kelley, Kitchens, Livingston, Melson, Orr, Price, Roberts,
9	9		Sessions, Shelnutt, Singleton, Smitherman, Stewart, Stutts,
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26	25		SJR___ RECOGNIZING JUNE AS CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
27	26		IN ALABAMA.
28	27		WHEREAS, in 2006, President George W. Bush designated
29	28		the month of June as Caribbean American Heritage Month to
30	29		raise awareness of the contributions that Caribbean
31	30		Americans have made to the United States and to celebrate
32	31		the rich and diverse cultural and historical influence of
33	32		the island nations, including music, food, and traditions;
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35	34		WHEREAS, Caribbean people have been a part of the
36	35		history of the United States since its founding as a Nation;
37	36		Alexander Hamilton, from Nevis and St. Kitts, was a founding
38	37		father and the first Secretary of the Treasury; Jean
39	38		Baptiste Point du Sable, from Haiti, was the founder of the
40	39		City of Chicago; and Jacob de Cordova, a Jewish Jamaican,
41	40		was instrumental in the founding of Waco, Texas; and
42	41		WHEREAS, other notable Caribbean people and
43	42		descendants of Caribbean immigrants include Harry Belafonte,
44	43		Cicely Tyson, Eric Holder, Sheryl Lee Ralph, General Colin
45	44		Powell, Shirley Chisolm, Una Clarke, and former Vice
46	45		President Kamala Harris, all of whom have contributed to the
47	46		nation in the areas of politics, medicine, entertainment,
48	47		sports, and many other fields; and
49	48		WHEREAS, the Central Alabama Caribbean American
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79	78		WHEREAS, the Central Alabama Caribbean American
80	79		Organization, formed in 2011, shares the culture of the
81	80		Caribbean with the people of Alabama; they also serve as a
82	81		resource for Caribbean region students who come to Alabama
83	82		to continue their education; the organization has awarded 21
84	83		scholarships from a host of universities in the state; and
85	84		the organization has also received grants from the Alabama
86	85		State Council on the Arts; now therefore,
87	86		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
88	87		HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That to honor and celebrate the
89	88		contributions of Caribbean Americans, the month of June is
90	89		recognized as Caribbean American Heritage Month in the State
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105		-	of Alabama.
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107		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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109		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
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111		-	Senate 10-Apr-25
112		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
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114		-	Patrick Harris,
115		-	Secretary.
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117		-	Passed: 17-Apr-25
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